By Alexa Woronowicz | September 29, 2017
Medical expert could testify outside of his or her primary specialty where he or she had practical work experience in or where his or her primary specialty overlapped with the specialty at issue. Judgment affirmed.
By Michael Booth | September 27, 2017
A New Jersey appeals court has reinstated a medical malpractice claim even though the plaintiff has not been able to secure an expert opinion from a physician who specializes in the same field as the defendant—despite some 100 attempts to do so.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | September 22, 2017
The family of a man who died after a vein implant designed to stop blood clots migrated to his heart and caused fatal cardiac arrest has won a $3.2 million verdict against a Montgomery County hospital.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | September 22, 2017
Venue in this medical malpractice proceeding was proper in the county where some of the alleged negligent treatment occurred. Plaintiffs' complaint alleged sufficient details to support claims for corporate negligence and vicarious liability, but they did not allege sufficiently culpable conduct to support punitive damages claims as to all the defendants.
By William J. Giacomo | September 21, 2017
William J. Giacomo discusses the statutes that control the calculation of a structured judgment in light of the 2003 amendment to CPLR 4111(d) and its effect on the court's role in calculating the appropriate judgment to enter upon a medical malpractice verdict.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | September 18, 2017
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today said Monday he has joined a bipartisan coalition of 37 states and territories urging health insurance companies to use their power to discourage doctors from prescribing opioids.
By Robert Storace | September 8, 2017
Gary Wheelis died after doctors gave him his third blood thinner after surgery.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | September 7, 2017
On June 17, 2013, plaintiff Joseph Michael Shimko, 17, was diagnosed with hemorrhoids at Geisinger-Kistler Clinic, in Wilkes-Barre. He had presented to the facility with bilateral knee pain and what he believed to be hemorrhoids-related symptoms. He was seen by a second-year resident, who, upon diagnosing him with hemorrhoids, prescribed a suppository (he was also diagnosed with bilateral patellar tendonitis). The physician told him to return for follow-up care if his symptoms did not improve.
By Max Mitchell | September 7, 2017
A Philadelphia jury has handed up a $57.1 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon after a trial over allegations that its transvaginal mesh product was defective.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | September 5, 2017
Doctor Denied Motion to Disqualify Patient's Counsel; Motion Appears to Be Tactical Move
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